Often postgraduate students require counseling on matters such as changes in the National or State Eligibility Test pattern, how to approach the test and the career options ahead. Similarly, there are students who suffer from frustration on account of failure in one or two subjects of their course. Such and similar students of University of Pune will now be able to get advice from the newly launched , UGC-funded career counseling cell.

The board of students welfare of the University of Pune (UoP) has launched a career counseling cell in the university campus and its affiliated colleges and recognised institutions under the University Grants Commission (UGC)-funded career counseling and development scheme. “The newly established cell will extend counseling services to students on a slew of academic and career matters,” said an official announcement.

The UoP boasts of nearly 625 affiliated colleges and 325 recognised institutions across its jurisdiction of Pune, Nashik and Ahmednagar districts.

Incidentally, the cell has been announced towards the fag end of the UGC’s XI Five Year Plan, which is to end in September. The commission has been providing a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh per annum to recognised universities under the XI Plan for furthering the career counseling and development scheme.